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Did you ever see Richard Petty win in person?

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Wow. Those are some amazing memories. Pretty stunned to read what you faced when you got home after that 79 Rockingham race.

Did you ever see Richard Petty win in person?

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I've been a Richard Petty fan since 1975. However, I NEVER got to see him win a race in person.If you ever had the privilege of seeing the King take the checkered flag, please send me a message via Racers Reunion or by e-mail at toomuchcountry (at) gmail (dot) com. I'd like to include your stories, memories, photos, ticket stub scans, program/lineup scans, etc. in an upcoming blog series I plan to begin on August 1.
updated by @tmc-chase: 04/16/18 12:17:16PM

Ingram's Grandson Arrested in Ransom Theft of Jack's Championship Mementos

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The hellish pit associated with drugs seemingly has no bottom. Years ago, I had a cousin who got so entangled with dope. My aunt, uncle and other cousins had to literally move to another state to get away from him. They loved him - but feared what may have happened if they stayed. It was a couple of months before my aunt called my dad to let him know what they had done and why. After the move, my cousin basically had 2 family members left who would tolerate him: our grandmother and my dad (his uncle). Sure enough, as in Jack's case, my cousin robbed my grandmother. Took what little cash he could but also took a bunch of stuff from a doll collection she had. The dolls of course had no street value to get dope. But they had emotional value to my grandmother. My cousin had to have known that - which is probably why he took them and didn't think they had no street value.

I really feared my parents would be next. But fortunately, he was busted, arrested, convicted, and jailed before he could get to them. He served a good bit of time and cleaned up. His story over the last 20 years has been a pretty good one. He has stayed clean, married, had a child, built his own house, and kept a good job. In that respect, we're grateful.

But man oh man, he tainted a lot of lives and ruined a lot of relationships before turning the corner. I hope Ingram's grandson can get straightened out.

I'm going to change the forum format

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Test, test.

Yes, I agree PKL. It was weird as recently as yesterday to see a reply I left for you BEFORE your original question. LOL. Maybe this will cure it.

Feds Nab Former NASCAR Team Owner

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Bob Clark - from Crossville TN. Teague also ran the car as #12 at Bristol in 1987.

Dave Fulton said:

On the "fitness" theme, remember those Bob Clark-owned, "Slender You" sponsored Oldsmobiles driven by Brad Teague and Joe Ruttman in the late 80s?

Feds Nab Former NASCAR Team Owner

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PKL - Yes, Jim Sauter also raced the Slender You car. Here is a pic of the car skinned I think as a Pontiac and unfortunately headed in the wrong direction:

Darrell Waltrip Motor Coach Emergency

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Turns out it wasn't a problem. Just a misunderstanding of its purpose.

Happy Birthday to King Richard

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Richard Petty turned 74 today. I posted a blog of a few pictures from his past birthdays at the beach. Sorry for poor quality of some of them. I pulled them from old, scanned newspaper articles found via Google News Archive.

http://bench-racing.blogspot.com/2011/07/happy-birthday-to-king-richard.html
updated by @tmc-chase: 12/05/16 04:04:08PM

Richard Petty 200th with Ronald Reagan 1984 Daytona Firecracker on TV TONIGHT - June 30

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I was at the 92 Pepsi 400 too. Richard was the outside of the front row & led those 1st 10 laps. But the King about sweltered to death standing there in that July heat in his driver uni for about 2 hours. What I remember about Pres. Bush was when they let him ride in the pace car. France Jr was driving and they were doing the normal 80-90 MPH to stay on the banks. A black Secret Service Suburban was riding beside the pace car on the track apron trying desperately to keep up. We laughed - yet shuddered - wondering how much armament must have been in that thing.

Richard Petty 200th with Ronald Reagan 1984 Daytona Firecracker on TV TONIGHT - June 30

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I thought the show was exceptionally well done. Lots of video footage I hadn't seen before. And I think Speed / NASCAR Media Group did a great job with the dual stories: the focus on the King's possibly winning #200 and the patriotic campaign stop by President Reagan.

Having commentary from Richard, Cale, Bobby, etc. was to be expected. But having the additional input from Chris Wallace and the guy from the President's advance team also added perspective.

I think my 2 favorite quips were:

• Buddy Parrott saying they had a tough time getting through tech. He said "it was ... uh... a nice piece" followed by a sly chuckle.
• The King recalling how he slowed the pace a bit on Cale when he realized the 28 was really pushing him. He said he figured out how he could "hoodwinkle" him.